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Ran a .500 pro tree S/S race at Milan today. Of course foot braking against the adjustable trans brake button cars. I was late in Q1 & Q2 .065, .061. Car was fast. Able to take the weight out. Ran a 9.0257 with 40 lbs still bolted in. Pulled it out for Q2 and ran 8.9630. Unfortunantely pulled...

Testing at Beech Bend for the NDRL season final. After a 9.21 pass the right rear went flat. Wouldn't air up past 7psi. Pulled it off used the camper jack to break the bead. Found the tube destroyed. Nothing in the tire itself. Popped in a spare tube. And made the final test session. 2 weeks...

Decided to run the NDRL 9.25 index in Buckeye as well to simplify things. so same dial all weekend. Results were not outstanding. Picked the wrong times to have my 2 worst lights in eliminations. Car was fantastic except one run. Lost rd 1 In the NDRL F/X shoot out. Car wouldn't run the number...

Mopower Mania is less than 2 weeks away. If you have been to this event you need to go. Summit Motorsports Park 4 days for those of us who have served our time in the work force. Or for those with vacation saved up. Biggest gathering of Mopar race cars anywhere. Not to mention fireworks, car...

Tested at Milan tonaight after the spin problem the last few races. Mark Mennscer told us to lower the pressure in the M/T radial slicks to 16 Psi. Started at 16.5 psi. What a difference, 1.32 right off the bat. Then swapeed to the new Eddy Thunder series carbs, untouched and no air pan to seal...

Q1 Saturday morning (based on R/T) .007. Good for #9 spot, tough crowd. Had pretty good lights. Rd #1 double breakout. I was 9.221 on a 9.23, he was .056 under. Rd#2 I get Chris Lozon. He has been on a roll 3 wins, 1 runner up in his last 5 races. He's .004 and my day is done. Sunday Q1 Buckeye...

Weekend started great. My sons 62 Savoy, buddy Dave's 67 Belvedere, and I all headed down for NDRL race #4 at Muncie Dragway. Cool old school track. Q1 we decide on 100lbs in my sons car tring to run 9.75 index. He puts in 90lbs. Car goes 9.740. Good start. I take a wild guess and go 9.292, ok...

Fridays 16 car shootout was going to be difficult. Knew I had to be on my game. Plenty of hitters looking to grab the $3200 purse. I was close in rd 1, -.001 red. On to today. Won 3 rds and was paired up against my buddy Dave. For rd 4. Ive worked on his car quite a bit. It spun all yesterday...

Went to NDRL race #3 at Indy. Test on Thhursday. Track was horrible. 60fts have been a solid 1.29x EVERYWHERE on the 9.25 tune. Here the first two hits 1.388, 1.380. No wheels up. Just fishtailing. Gave up as the track staff promised better on Friday. Had to have a good qualifing run early as...

Driving along on my 8 hr trip home 2 weeks ago. Coming down the very steep hill on I-75 into Cincinnati. Traffic coming to a halt at the bottom of the hill. Truck isn't stopping. Pedal is firm. Fortunately it was on an edge lane. Pulled onto the shoulder and missed the cars ahead. Had a pretty...

Got it done at the Dave Schutlz Memorial held at the NHRA Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals. Car was deadly. Driver was spot on as well. What a cool event. Track is like no other. Doug

My friend Dan was on his way to our event. His electric golf cart shorted out . He was about 200 yards from a small fire station. They couldn't get to it quick enough. His car, equipment, spare parts, trailer and most likely his motor home are totalled. The trailer and motor home are insured...

Decided to get some hits in at Mid Michigan before the GLSSA races Sat/Sunday. Good payout so what the heck. 70 years old, check. No trans brake, check, 10.5 tires, check. No air shift, check. Managed 4 rds before my .028 R/T was usless against a .019 pac. Had a great time . Setting on a .009...

Wasn't happy about chalking up an 003 R/T loss last week. Until today. While running the valves today #1 exhaust didn't feel right. New rockers the roller spun ok. Im thinking whats sticking up under the wheel?. Pulled the pair off. There staring at me is one valve lock about 1/2 way up. Pulled...

Happy to report that the chassis adjustment is perfect. Goes dead straight. Tested it by tripping the 60ft clocks with the rear tires on the first pass. Weather is very good. So good in fact probably should have added jet. Instead decided to slow to 9.25 index. Carbs are closed to a 45 degree...

My wife told me this morning when I left. "You know what this weekend is?" Yes its the same weekend I've broken parts or had issues for 5 of my 13 seasons with this car. Water pump (though we fixed it and won). Pinhole in #6 intake port causing the engine to hydralock. Broken ball stud on the...

GLSSA opener. Car ran great. Driver was better than last year when we won the 2nd race of the weekend. Bottom line? Won 1 rd in 2 days of racing, Try again in St Louis in 3 weeks. Lost rd 2 on Saturday by .018. Little late my .042 to his .026. Lost 1st rd today my .031 9.023 on a 9.02 to his...

Made some toe plates to more accurately check alignment. Noticed it towed out 1/2" over 4" of up travel. While adjusting the tow sleeves afterward happened to look thru the wheel. Quite the shock. Fortunately Summit had parts in stock. Shipped in one day. I love Summit. All better now. It gave...

How are you preparing for the season? Our season starts 1 month from today. We will be on vacation for a week this month, so only 3 weeks to get it done. Last year my 1000+ pass used T&D rockers developed a crack in one rocker. Over the winter T&D made a new set. Cam has over .825 " lift on the...

This was touched on in another thread. So rather than clog that one up a here is a new thread. In my years of drag racing it's been a focus of quick consistent reaction times. What does that entail? Three items. The car the driver, and where you stage. Practice for the driver to be consistant is...